Is Meghan Markle the first royal to ever wear this daring item?

Meghan Markle has had a number of royal fashion firsts during her time as the Duchess of Sussex, she was the first to wear a sleeveless dress to Trooping the Colour, she was (possibly) the first to forgo nude tights at royal engagements and she was the first to wear mismatched earrings.

The daring and super stylish shoes have been claimed to be a royal first, with no other royal believed to have sported the chic choice of footwear before.

With transparent plastic sides, the shoes' pointed toe and heel are decked out in hairy black and white cow print, and actually date back to her pre-Prince Harry wardrobe.

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In fact, Meghan shared a photo of her highly organised shoe cupboard back in June 2016 on her now-defunct Instagram page, with the Gianvito Rossi carefully placed amongst her enviable collection of designer heels, many of which she still wears today.

Keeping all eyes on the jazzy Italian-made shoes, Meghan wore a simple little black dress and Oscar de la Renta camel coat. She dressed up the neutral look with trendy £315 'crawler' earrings by Kimai, one item that gives the appearance of wearing three earrings in a row (no doubt another royal first).

While Meghan's stunning animal print shoes are long out-of-stock, there are a number of similar styles on the great British high street.